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Submitted by: Will | Total Views: 304

There are several ways to search for files

I came up with a little bash script which you can use for searching for files:
#!/bin/bash
## INSTALLATION:
## MAKE A FILE se AND PLACE IT IN THE /USR/BIN DIRECTORY, YOU MUST BE ROOT TO DO THIS
## CHMOD IT TO 700 - CHANGE OWNERSHIP chown user:user se
## TYPE IN se AT THE TERMINAL AND YOU SHOULD SEE "What file to search for?"
## ANY QUESTIONS VISIT HTTP://CODE-HEADS.COM

echo "CodeHeads File Search"
read -p "What file to search for?? " FIL
if [[ $FIL == "" ]]
then
echo "Sorry need a file to search for"
else
read -p "What directory?? " DIR
if [[ $DIR == "" ]]
then
echo "Sorry need a directory to search under"
else
echo; echo "List of files found"
du -a $DIR | grep $FIL
fi
fi

You can also use find:
find [text]
This only finds files in the current directory you are in.

Locate is another option:
locate [file]
You may have to issue this command before using the locate command:
updatedb
It will tell you if you need to do this.

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